体坛英语资讯：Kenyan U-23 football team focus on Africa Nations Cup and Olympics qualification
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 7-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Under">Under</span>-23 <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Kimanzi">Kimanzi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="qualifier">qualifier</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Mauritius">Mauritius</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 14, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kimanzi">Kimanzi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="untested">untested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="untested">untested</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="training">training</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Mauritius">Mauritius</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="impetus">impetus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>.</p><p><span word="Kimanzi">Kimanzi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Mauritius">Mauritius</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="England">England</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="duo">duo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jonah">Jonah</span> <span word="Ayunga">Ayunga</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Ochieng">Ochieng</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Alwyn">Alwyn</span> <span word="Tera">Tera</span>. <span word="Ovella">Ovella</span> <span word="Ochieng">Ochieng</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Okumu">Okumu</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nod">nod</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> 57 <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="slots">slots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="talent">talent</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kimanzi">Kimanzi</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 14, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mauritius">Mauritius</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="proceed">proceed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2019.</p>
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